Strike by a section of online taxi operators continues in Kerala
“With Uber not heeding the demands that we have persistently raised over the past decade, including reducing the percentage of commission levied on fares, it has now been decided that drivers will operate only through other mobility apps. Online autorickshaws, however, have continued to operate.Online Taxi Drivers’ Union president Sahir K.T. confirmed that member drivers had been instructed to switch on all mobility apps except Uber. “We are also reaching out to non-member drivers to spread awareness about the decision to go ahead with the offline strike against the platform,” he said.
- ▪“With Uber not heeding the demands that we have persistently raised over the past decade, including reducing the percentage of commission levied on fares, it has now been decided that drivers will operate only through other mobility apps.
- ▪Online autorickshaws, however, have continued to operate.Online Taxi Drivers’ Union president Sahir K.T. confirmed that member drivers had been instructed to switch on all mobility apps except Uber.
- ▪“We are also reaching out to non-member drivers to spread awareness about the decision to go ahead with the offline strike against the platform,” he said.
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Most drivers attached to online taxi aggregator firms, barring a prominent online taxi-car platform, on Friday (July 24, 2026) evening decided to call off the indefinite ‘offline strike’ that the All Kerala Online Drivers Union Alliance (AKODUA) and other allied bodies had embarked on since July 21.The app-based mobility platforms, mainly Kerala Savari and Rapido, have decided to resume services after the three-day strike, said Sajin Jose, a representative of the online drivers’ alliance. “With Uber not heeding the demands that we have persistently raised over the past decade, including reducing the percentage of commission levied on fares, it has now been decided that drivers will operate only through other mobility apps.
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